Acknowledging the contributions of the oil and natural gas industry
to the state of West Virginia.

Whereas, Oil and natural gas were first discovered in the
state of West Virginia in the middle of the nineteenth century; and
Whereas, The oil and natural gas industry operates in
virtually all of West Virginia's fifty-five counties; and
Whereas, The oil and natural gas industry provides jobs for
thousands of West Virginians, which generate millions of dollars
for the economy of the mountain state; and
Whereas, The oil and natural gas industry has a cumulative
gross plant investment of more than four billion dollars in the
state of West Virginia; and
Whereas, There are over thirty-five thousand oil and gas wells
and more than fifteen thousand miles of pipeline across the state
of West Virginia providing oil and natural gas to more than a
quarter of a million West Virginia homes and businesses throughout
the mountain state; therefore, be itResolved by the Senate:That it is fitting and proper to recognize the significant
contributions that the oil and natural gas industry makes to the
state of West Virginia and its citizens; and, be itFurther Resolved, That the Governor of the state of West
Virginia has proclaimed by proclamation, that January 20, 1998, be known as "Oil and
Natural Gas Day" in the sState of West Virginia; and, be itFurther Resolved, That the Senate hereby acknowledges the many
contributions that the oil and natural gas industry provide for the
state of West Virginia and its citizens; and, be itFurther Resolved, That the Cclerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward
a copy of this resolution to the appropriate representatives of the
oil and natural gas industries of West Virginia.